Blueprint

Who Is Speaking

Hear from more than 200 of the leading voices in real estate and tech. Confirmed speakers include:

Joe Aamidor

Managing Director

Aamidor Consulting

Managing Director, Aamidor Consulting
Zach Aarons

General Partner & Co-Founder

Metaprop

General Partner & Co-Founder, Metaprop
Cynthia Adams

CEO & Co-Founder

Pearl Certification

CEO & Co-Founder, Pearl Certification
Lauren Alpeyrie

VP Global Innovation

PGIM RE

VP Global Innovation, PGIM RE
Yat-Pang Au

CEO

Veritas Investments

CEO, Veritas Investments
Meg Baldini

VP Corporate Development

Procore

VP Corporate Development, Procore
Leila Banijamali

CEO & Co-Founder

Symbium

CEO & Co-Founder, Symbium
Daniel Berlind

CEO & Co-Founder

Snappt

CEO & Co-Founder, Snappt
Casey Berman

Managing Partner & Founder

Camber Creek

Managing Partner & Founder, Camber Creek
Jeffrey Berman

Partner

Camber Creek

Partner, Camber Creek
Breton Birkhofer

Managing Director

DivcoWest Ventures

Managing Director, DivcoWest Ventures
Doug Brien

CEO & Co-Founder

Mynd

CEO & Co-Founder, Mynd
Eric Brody

Principal & Founder

ANAX Real Estate Partners

Principal & Founder, ANAX Real Estate Partners
Faisal Butt

Managing Partner & Founder

Pi Labs

Managing Partner & Founder, Pi Labs
Jeanne Casey

Global Head Of Proptech & Innovation

Nuveen

Global Head Of Proptech & Innovation, Nuveen
Mark Chen

CEO & Founder

CNaught

CEO & Founder, CNaught
Kenon Chen

EVP Of Strategy And Growth

Clear Capital

EVP Of Strategy And Growth, Clear Capital
Joe Cianciolo

CEO & Co-Founder

HomePace

CEO & Co-Founder, HomePace
Kat Collins

Principal

1Sharpe Ventures

Principal, 1Sharpe Ventures
Travis Connors

General Partner

Building Ventures

General Partner, Building Ventures
Bryan Copley

CEO & Co-Founder

CityBLDR

CEO & Co-Founder, CityBLDR
Bernardo Cordero

CEO & Co-Founder

Flat.mx

CEO & Co-Founder, Flat.mx
Adam Demuyakor

Managing Partner & Founder

Wilshire Lane

Managing Partner & Founder , Wilshire Lane
Carrie Denning Jackson

Director Of Tech & Innovation

Jamestown

Director Of Tech & Innovation, Jamestown
David Dewane

Chief Experience Officer & Co-Founder

Geniant

Chief Experience Officer & Co-Founder, Geniant
Gregory Dewerpe

CIO & Founder

A/O Proptech

CIO & Founder, A/O Proptech
Josh Dorfman

CEO & Co-Founder

Plantd

CEO & Co-Founder, Plantd
Daniel Dubois

President & Co-Founder

Key Living

President & Co-Founder, Key Living
Michael Episcope

Co-CEO & Co-Founder

Origin Investments

Co-CEO & Co-Founder, Origin Investments
Ofo Ezeugwu

CEO & Founder

WYL

CEO & Founder, WYL
Pete Flint

General Partner

NFX

General Partner, NFX
Constance Freedman

Managing Partner & Founder

Moderne Ventures

Managing Partner & Founder, Moderne Ventures
Vishal Garg

CEO & Founder

Better

CEO & Founder, Better
Raja Ghawi

Partner

Era Ventures

Partner, Era Ventures
Mick Gilbert

Director Of Energy And Sustainability

Fairstead

Director Of Energy And Sustainability, Fairstead
Steve Glenn

Founder & Board Member

Plant Prefab

Founder & Board Member, Plant Prefab
Chris Gough

Managing Director

Houlihan Lokey

Managing Director, Houlihan Lokey
Micah Green

CEO & Co-Founder

TAILOS

CEO & Co-Founder, TAILOS
Brad Hargreaves

Founder & Chairman

Common

Founder & Chairman, Common
Adena Hefets

CEO & Co-Founder

Divvy Homes

CEO & Co-Founder, Divvy Homes
Donald Holley

Managing Director

AGNC Ventures

Managing Director, AGNC Ventures
Karen Hollinger

Managing Director

KKR Capstone

Managing Director, KKR Capstone
Linda Isaacson

Partner & Head Of ESG/Impact

ACRE

Partner & Head Of ESG/Impact, ACRE
Katelyn Johnson

Managing Director

American Family Ventures

Managing Director, American Family Ventures
KJ Joshi

Global Managing Director

Equinix

Global Managing Director, Equinix
Janine Jovanovic

Chief Growth Officer

Middleburg Communities

Chief Growth Officer, Middleburg Communities
Aleh Kandrashou

CEO & Co-Founder

Cuby Technologies

CEO & Co-Founder, Cuby Technologies
Pat Kinsel

CEO & Founder

Notarize

CEO & Founder, Notarize
Jonathan Klein

Founder

Proptech Consulting

Founder, Proptech Consulting
Matt Knight

Founder

Proptech Angel Group

Founder, Proptech Angel Group
Tessa Lau

CEO & Co-Founder

Dusty Robotics

CEO & Co-Founder, Dusty Robotics
Ben Lerner

Managing Director

Lerner Associates

Managing Director, Lerner Associates
David Madrid

Sr. Director, Strategic Investments

Avalon Bay

Sr. Director, Strategic Investments, Avalon Bay
Mike Maher

CEO & Co-Founder

Houwzer

CEO & Co-Founder, Houwzer
Daren Marrom

Managing Director

Angelo Gordon

Managing Director, Angelo Gordon
Michael Martin

Co-Founder

Avenue 8

Co-Founder, Avenue 8
Liza Mash Levin

CEO & Co-Founder

Gable

CEO & Co-Founder, Gable
Ginny Miller

Partner

1Sharpe Ventures

Partner, 1Sharpe Ventures
Michael Mintz

CEO

MD2

CEO, MD2
Mitchell Moinian

Principal

The Moinian Group

Principal, The Moinian Group
Stacey Mosley

Director Of Research

Brandywine Realty Trust

Director Of Research, Brandywine Realty Trust
Gavin Myers

Managing Partner

Prudence

Managing Partner, Prudence
Bernd Oswald

Co-Founder

Gropyus

Co-Founder, Gropyus
Danielle O’Connell

Senior Director Of Emerging Technology

Skanska USA

Senior Director Of Emerging Technology, Skanska USA
Clelia Peters

Managing Partner & Founder

Era Ventures

Managing Partner & Founder, Era Ventures
Lisa Picard

Partner

Sway Ventures

Partner, Sway Ventures
Paige Pitcher

Head Of Strategic Partnerships

Moderne Ventures

Head Of Strategic Partnerships, Moderne Ventures
Mili Popat

Senior Director, Information Technology

Tishman Speyer

Senior Director, Information Technology, Tishman Speyer
Jeral Poskey

CEO & Co-Founder

Swyft Cities

CEO & Co-Founder, Swyft Cities
Spencer Rascoff

Co-Chair & Founder

Pacaso

Co-Chair & Founder, Pacaso
Katy Reynolds

CEO & Co-Founder

Shibusa Systems

CEO & Co-Founder, Shibusa Systems
Mike Romanowicz

CEO & Co-Founder

DEN

CEO & Co-Founder, DEN
Dan Sachar

VP Innovation

Douglas Elliman

VP Innovation, Douglas Elliman
Errol Samuelson

Chief Industry Development Officer

Zillow

Chief Industry Development Officer, Zillow
David Schaede

VP Strategic Partnerships

Cover Genius

VP Strategic Partnerships, Cover Genius
Allison Sedrish

Head Of Proptech

Barclays

Head Of Proptech, Barclays
Harshit Shah

CTO

DivcoWest

CTO, DivcoWest
Alex Shtarkman

VP

Revolution Ventures

VP, Revolution Ventures
Judah Siegel

SVP

Brookfield Ventures

SVP, Brookfield Ventures
Khushbu Sikaria

EVP & Head Of Multifamily

Inhabitr

EVP & Head Of Multifamily , Inhabitr
Claus Skanning

CEO & Co-Founder

Digishares

CEO & Co-Founder, Digishares
Jon Slavet

CEO & Founder

Sentral

CEO & Founder, Sentral
Antonia Soler

Tech Office Director

Hilti Group

Tech Office Director, Hilti Group
Mike Sroka

CEO & Co-Founder

Dealpath

CEO & Co-Founder, Dealpath
Chris Stern

Co-Head & Managing Director

Trimble Ventures

Co-Head & Managing Director, Trimble Ventures
David Swiatkowski

SVP, US Head Of Construction

Starwood Capital Group

SVP, US Head Of Construction, Starwood Capital Group
Becca Timms

Director Of ESG

Jamestown

Director Of ESG, Jamestown
Aaron Toppston

Managing Partner

GS Futures

Managing Partner, GS Futures
Quang Truong

CEO & Co-Founder

UrbanForm

CEO & Co-Founder, UrbanForm
Brendan Wallace

Managing Partner & Co-Founder

Fifth Wall

Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Fifth Wall
Amy Weissberger

SVP Corporate Strategy

Morgan Properties

SVP Corporate Strategy, Morgan Properties
Tigre Wenrich

CEO

LAB Ventures

CEO, LAB Ventures
Heather Widman

Partner

Building Ventures

Partner, Building Ventures
Ryan Williams

Executive Chairman & Founder

Cadre

Executive Chairman & Founder, Cadre
Johnny Wolff

CEO & Co-Founder

HomeRoom

CEO & Co-Founder, HomeRoom
Jenny Wong

Managing Director

Tishman Speyer

Managing Director, Tishman Speyer
Joseph Woodbury

CEO & Founder

Neighbor

CEO & Founder, Neighbor
Michael Yang

Managing Partner

OMERS Ventures

Managing Partner, OMERS Ventures
Chris Yip

Partner & Managing Director

RET Ventures

Partner & Managing Director, RET Ventures
Hans-Christian Zappel

CEO & Co-Founder

Immo Capital

CEO & Co-Founder, Immo Capital
Wan Li Zhu

Managing Director & Co-Founder

Suffolk Technologies

Managing Director & Co-Founder, Suffolk Technologies
Mateo Zimmermann

Investment Director

CEMEX Ventures

Investment Director, CEMEX Ventures

Zach Aarons

General Partner & Co-Founder

Metaprop

Zach Aarons is an award-winning PropTech investor, best selling author, professor, and speaker who has been a pioneering thought leader at the forefront of real estate technology for over a decade. In 2010, while working as a Project Manager for internationally renowned large scale mixed-use real estate developer Millennium Partners, Zach began investing in early-stage PropTech companies, quickly becoming the most active angel investor in the space with over 50 portfolio companies. In 2015, Zach parlayed his experiences in the real estate and technology sectors to found MetaProp, devoting his career to the mission of utilizing technology to make real estate more affordable, accessible, sustainable, and resilient. Since founding MetaProp, Zach and his team have invested in 110 PropTech companies.

Cynthia Adams

CEO & Co-Founder

Pearl Certification

Cynthia Adams has 25 years of experience in sustainable building and is the Co-Founder and CEO of Pearl Certification, a company that certifies the energy-efficient and renewable energy features of homes to document their value. In the parlance of Simon Sinek: empowering homeowners with information to enhance their quality of life and create sustainable communities is her why. Cynthia co-founded the Virginia Energy Efficiency Council, was voted 2021 Silicon Review’s 30 Best Leaders to Watch and 2020 Entrepreneur of the Year by the Charlottesville Business Innovation Council. She is also certified as a USGBC LEED Accredited Professional, a NAR GREEN Designee, and sits on the NAR Sustainability Advisory Board.

Lauren Alpeyrie

VP Global Innovation

PGIM RE

Lauren Alpeyrie is Vice President of Global Innovation at PGIM Real Estate, where she manages strategic projects and partnerships to advance innovation, adoption of new technology, and data strategy across PGIM Real Estate’s global debt and equity businesses. She has over 10 years of experience leading efforts in digital transformation, growth and go-to-market strategy, and transaction advisory in technology and commercial real estate.

Yat-Pang Au

CEO

Veritas Investments

Mr. Au is an active member of the Coalition for Better Housing, San Francisco Apartment Association, Bay Area Council, and the National Multi Housing Council. He was named Multifamily Executive Magazine (MFE)’s 2017 Executive of the Year and received the 2018 Spirit of Life Award for philanthropy and community service by the Real Estate Committee of the City of Hope cancer research hospital.

Meg Baldini

VP Corporate Development

Procore

Meg Baldini is the VP of Corporate Development for Procore Technologies, where she is responsible for managing strategic investments, M&A, and integrations. Meg joined Procore from Human Ventures Partners, a startup studio in NYC, and Dataminr, where she focused on corporate strategy and finance. Prior to working in tech, she worked in consulting at Cornerstone Research.

Leila Banijamali

CEO & Co-Founder

Symbium

Leila Banijamali is the Co-Founder and CEO of Symbium Corp., the Complaw® company, which she launched in 2019 with her Stanford co-founders. The company is fundamentally disrupting how complex zoning regulations are consumed by the public through its freely-accessible Citizen’s Dashboard. Using Symbium, anyone can understand and visualize what’s possible on a particular piece of property and then submit a permit. Prior to launching Symbium, Banijamali founded businesses in the technology media industries in addition to acting as outside general counsel to hundreds of tech companies. In 2009, she founded the law firm, Bedrock, where she led over $200M in complex enterprise negotiations with Salesforce, Facebook, GE, Johnson & Johnson, Time Warner, Disney, Clorox, LinkedIn, and more.

Daniel Berlind

CEO & Co-Founder

Snappt

Daniel Berlind is a real estate executive and the CEO of Snappt, an AI-enabled software that instantly prevents financial fraud in the multi-family housing industry. In 2019, Dan founded Snappt after running his own property management company and noticing a significant, industry-wide financial issue in the billion-dollar apartment rental industry. As a result, he launched Snappt, which provides proprietary software that aids and streamlines the apartment rental process by reducing bad debt, increasing asset value, and minimizing application review time. Previously, Daniel was a professional baseball player for the Chicago Cubs and Minnesota Twins after attending California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. Today, Dan continues to grow Snappt’s operations, technology, sales, and fundraising efforts.

Casey Berman

Managing Partner & Founder

Camber Creek

Casey Berman is the founder and Managing Partner at Camber Creek. He oversees all aspects of the organization. Casey leads the due diligence process for potential investments, makes investment decisions, and participates in the management of portfolio companies. Prior to founding Camber Creek, Casey was President of Operations for one of the Washington, DC area’s largest privately held real estate development and management companies. Casey currently serves on the boards of a number of Camber Creek portfolio companies.

Jeffrey Berman

Partner

Camber Creek

Jeffrey Berman has more than two decades of executive management experience and deeply rooted relationships in the start-up, real estate and venture capital ecosystems. Jeffrey has sourced deal flow, led due diligence, made investment decisions and served on the boards of numerous portfolio Camber Creek portfolio companies. Prior to Camber Creek, he was a Principal at one of the Washington DC area’s largest privately held real estate development and management companies. Jeffrey has also been an active early stage investor backing more than three dozen startups including Jackpocket, Kindbody and Rappi.

Breton Birkhofer

Managing Director

DivcoWest Ventures

Breton is the Managing Director of DivcoWest Ventures, where he is focused on investing in early and growth-stage construction tech and proptech companies. Breton previously helped launch Prologis Ventures, the venture arm of the largest industrial REIT, where he invested in companies transforming the future of commerce and the built environment. Prior to that, he managed channel partnerships at Euclid Analytics (acquired by WeWork), a leading location analytics software provider for brick-and-mortar businesses. He started his career as a CleanTech Investment Banking analyst at Jefferies where he advised clients on M&A and equity financings. Breton earned a MBA from UC Berkeley and BA in Economics from Stanford University.

Doug Brien

CEO & Co-Founder

Mynd

Doug Brien is the CEO and co-founder of Mynd, the company on a mission to make real estate investing more accessible by leveraging technology to unlock remote investing at scale. Powered by a proprietary all-in-one platform, Mynd streamlines the entire investment journey. Ranging from first-time individual investors to seasoned institutional investors, Mynd empowers more Americans to build wealth through the single-family rental sector. A former Super Bowl-winning NFL placekicker, Brien got his start in real estate following the collapse of the housing market in early 2009, when he and Colin Wiel founded Waypoint Homes and began buying single-family homes to renovate and rent out. Together, they scaled up their company in an industry that had been the domain of smaller players, building a $3 billion portfolio with over 17,000 single-family rental homes.

Eric Brody

Principal & Founder

ANAX Real Estate Partners

Eric Brody is an accomplished builder and developer in New York City with nearly two decades of experience in the mid-market multifamily sector. The son of an architect, Eric has developed approximately 800 units across NYC, totaling nearly $1 billion worth of real estate. Noticing the inefficiencies of the construction and development process, Eric launched ANAX Real Estate Partners, a privately-held, New York City-based construction and development company, as well as ANAX Ventures, an early-stage proptech investment fund focused on identifying and testing solutions that impact the urban landscape. Through ANAX, Eric invests in nascent technologies and then implements them in his own developments, forging the path for the transformation of the real estate and construction industry. Eric was previously the Chief Operating Officer and Managing Partner at Wonder Works Construction, where he led the operations and oversaw multiple project execution, asset acquisition, debt/equity procurement, and investor relations.

Faisal Butt

Managing Partner & Founder

Pi Labs

Faisal is the Managing Partner and Founder of Pi Labs, a London-based venture capital firm focused on backing companies that are at the forefront of digitalising the real estate and construction sectors. Faisal founded Pi Labs in 2015, after leading the first round of investments in Hubble and Trussle as an individual investor. Faisal and his team have built a portfolio of over 70 companies from across the globe, all of whom are working to transform the way global industries and societies are interacting with our built world. Faisal is also the founder of Spire Ventures, a personal investment vehicle with a focus on investment in traditional property services companies. His traditional property investments include POD Management, Beaumont Bailey, and 90 North, a real estate investment manager which has managed $2bn of real estate assets across Europe and the USA.

Mark Chen

CEO & Founder

CNaught

Mark Chen is the Founder and CEO of CNaught, a leading platform for companies to purchase carbon offsets. Mark is a seasoned entrepreneur and tech executive with decades of experience in climate, software development, marketplaces, and artificial intelligence. Previously, he was Chief Operating Officer at Bessemer-backed Rev, the company behind speech-to-text services recognized as America’s “most promising” AI technology by Forbes. Prior to Rev, Mark led global marketing and product management for photovoltaic manufacturer Abound Solar. Mark is passionate about building products that simplify complex processes and have a meaningful impact on the environment. He holds BS and MEng degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

Kenon Chen

EVP Of Strategy And Growth

Clear Capital

With more than 25 years of product development and technology experience under his belt, Kenon Chen is a recognized industry leader in real estate and fintech. As EVP of Strategy and Growth, Kenon sits at the intersection of Clear Capital’s executive, product, marketing, and sales teams. He joined Clear Capital in 2003 and has been instrumental to the company’s product strategy and vision, working to develop and bring to market some of its most forward-looking solutions. At the end of the day, his goal is simple: make real estate better for homeowners, homebuyers, and industry professionals alike.

Joe Cianciolo

CEO & Co-Founder

HomePace

Joe Cianciolo is the CEO and Co-Founder of HomePace. HomePace's platform helps homeowners achieve financial goals by accessing their home equity without taking on additional debt and monthly payments. Joe has spent the majority of his career building fintech companies. Prior to founding HomePace, he was VP of Business Development at robo-advisor FutureAdvisor, helping lead the company to its successful acquisition by BlackRock. Following the acquisition, Joe oversaw BlackRock’s efforts to grow and commercialize its wealth management technology platform. He’s also held executive leadership roles at innovative venture-backed fintech companies such as SecondMarket (acquired by Nasdaq) and early home equity investment provider Unison.

Kat Collins

Principal

1Sharpe Ventures

Kat is a Principal at 1Sharpe Ventures. Prior to joining 1Sharpe, Kat spent 5+ years as a proptech investor and consultant: COO at Shelter Acquisition Corp, a proptech-focused SPAC sponsor, investor at Metaprop and Fifth Wall, and consultant to startups such as Zeus Living and Edgewise. Kat started her venture career at Industry Ventures, a multi-stage generalist platform. Kat also represents the fourth generation of her family’s real estate development company. She holds a BA from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Travis Connors

General Partner

Building Ventures

Building Ventures Co-Founder and General Partner Travis Connors works closely with portfolio companies across the building lifecycle, drawing from his decades of experience as an investor, in built environment innovation as well as software and technology broadly. Before founding Building Ventures, Travis was a member of the built environment investment team at Borealis Ventures. Prior to that, Travis was a partner at early stage venture capital firm Egan-Managed Capital. Travis currently serves on the advisory board for CREtech and the leadership board for the Center for Real Estate Technology & Innovation.

Bryan Copley

CEO & Co-Founder

CityBLDR

Bryan is a leader in the proptech industry with over two decades experience at the intersection of real estate, data, technology and finance. A serial real estate entrepreneur, Bryan has spoken at and collaborated with the real estate departments at Stanford, Harvard, MIT, Berkeley and UW, and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences. In 2016 he co-founded CityBldr with Devyn Cairns, building on their work together at two previous proptech companies. Forbes listed CityBldr #1 of 11 companies transforming commercial real estate through AI.

Adam Demuyakor

Managing Partner & Founder

Wilshire Lane

Adam is the Founder and Managing Partner of Wilshire Lane Capital. Prior to founding Wilshire Lane Capital, he worked as a venture capital investor at Fifth Wall Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz. Before his career in venture capital, Adam worked as an investor on Wall Street, both as a hedge fund investor at The Carlyle Group and in the Real Estate Group at Morgan Stanley in New York City. Adam graduated with High Honors from Harvard College and has an MBA from Harvard Business School. Adam is a current Board Member for Stuf Storage, Piñata, Radish Health, Hungry House, and Pronto Housing.

David Dewane

Chief Experience Officer & Co-Founder

Geniant

David is the co-founder and Chief Experience Officer (Physical Space) of geniant. David has a background in ecologically and socially equitable design and trained at the Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems in Austin, Texas. This foundation in applied research has allowed him to contribute to projects on the cutting edge of environmental sustainability and evolutionary design practices.

Gregory Dewerpe

CIO & Founder

A/O Proptech

Gregory is the founder of A/O PropTech and a seasoned real estate and technolo- gy investor with over 15 years of experi- ence across I banking real estate and venture and multibillion deal making history and a deep understanding of the financial markets real estate and venture capital ecosystems. A/O PropTech is Europe’s largest Prop- Tech venture capital firm which invests in technology companies disrupting the real estate and hospitality industry. A/O Prop- Tech has a unique permanent capital approach a strategic real estate portfolio sandbox of over $40bn provided by its LPs (some of the largest European real estate companies) and a unique approach to venture investing with a team of real estate, finance, data science, engineering professionals.

Josh Dorfman

CEO & Co-Founder

Plantd

Josh Dorfman is a sustainability-driven entrepreneur who has led tech, media, and manufacturing ventures. Josh is co-founder and CEO of Plantd, a carbon-negative building materials company pioneering a novel path to gigaton-scale carbon capture. At Amazon, Josh led Vine.com, an e-commerce business for natural, organic, and sustainable products. Earlier, Josh founded two award-winning, modern design sustainable furniture companies: Vivavi and Simbly. Josh was also the founder and host of The Lazy Environmentalist, a multi-platform consumer entertainment brand featuring a Sundance Channel television series, SiriusXM radio show, book series, and national spokesperson engagements with Brita and Clorox Greenworks.

Daniel Dubois

President & Co-Founder

Key Living

Daniel is a serial tech entrepreneur focused on creating a world where real estate is a source of freedom and prosperity for the missing middle. After creating, building, and selling his last two venture-backed companies, Daniel joined Airbnb full-time, where he led and managed growth in their top-tier markets. Daniel is an entrepreneurship Delegate for the B7 and G20 YEA Summits and had one-on-one meetings with world leaders on fostering innovation, including Kofi Annan, Justin Trudeau and Prince William. Daniel’s passion for leveraging technology and building meaningful communities is central to why he founded Key.

Michael Episcope

Co-CEO & Co-Founder

Origin Investments

In 2007, Michael Episcope co-founded Origin Investments, a top-decile fund manager that helps high-net-worth investors, family offices and clients of registered investment advisors grow and preserve wealth by providing best-in-class real estate solutions. With Michael’s leadership, Origin has more than $1.3 billion in equity under management and has executed more than $2.8 billion in real estate transactions in fast-growing markets throughout the U.S. He is co-CEO, co-chairs the investment committee and oversees investor relations and capital raising. Prior to Origin, Michael had a prolific trading career and twice was named one of the top 100 traders in the world by Trader Monthly Magazine. Michael earned his undergraduate and master’s degrees from DePaul University. He has more than 30 years of investment and risk management experience and has been an integral contributor to Origin’s innovative practices and investment success.

Ofo Ezeugwu

CEO & Founder

WYL

Ofo Ezeugwu is the CEO and Founder of WYL (WhoseYourLandlord) and a 2022 Forbes 30 Under 30 lister for his work in social impact. WYL is a VC and Google-backed platform that turns meaningful feedback from residents on their living experiences into actionable insights that help home providers better understand and engage their communities. He graduated from Temple University and was the VP of the student body and the youngest alumni convocation speaker in the school's history. Ofo was recently named to Forbes’ #Next1000 List, recognized as the Young Professional of the Year by the African American Chamber of Commerce, and was named one of BET's #30Under30 as well as a Modern Man by Black Enterprise. His work has been featured in TechCrunch, Newsweek, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Blavity, The New York Post, and more.

Pete Flint

General Partner

NFX

Pete Flint is a General Partner of NFX, a pre-seed & seed stage Bay Area based Venture Capital fund, focused on Network Effects. Prior to NFX, Pete founded Trulia, a leading online real estate company. He was its CEO and Chairman from inception to acquisition by Zillow for $3.5B. Prior to Trulia, Pete was part of the founding team at lastminute.com, a leading European online travel company that was acquired for over $1Bn. He is a founding Board member of New Story Charity, a technology platform focused on building sustainable communities globally, and also a founding board member of GBx, the leading British technology community in Silicon Valley. He received a Master's and First Class Degree from the University of Oxford, and MBA from Stanford GSB.

Constance Freedman

Managing Partner & Founder

Moderne Ventures

Constance Freedman is the Founder and Managing Partner of Moderne Ventures and the Moderne Passport, an early stage investment fund and industry immersion program which is focused on investing in technology companies in and around the multi-trillion dollar industries of real estate, finance, insurance, hospitality and home services. Moderne Ventures has more than $400M AUM, has invested in over 135 companies and partners with 700+ industry executives and corporations to build strategic value and scale. Freedman’s initial two funds have produced top decile returns, 4 IPOs (+ 1 IPO pending), 8 Unicorns, and 25+ successful exits. Moderne Ventures portfolio companies have raised over $1.5B in the past year alone.

Vishal Garg

CEO & Founder

Better

Vishal Garg is the Founder and CEO of Better, the # 1 digital mortgage lender in America. Better is on a mission to make homeownership faster, cheaper, and just plain better for all Americans. Since its founding in 2015, Better has originated over $100 billion in home loans, more than $38 billion in insurance, and over $3 billion in real estate transactions, all entirely online and commission-free. At 21 years old, Vishal dropped out of the investment banking analyst program at Morgan Stanley to start MyRichUncle, which he grew from zero into the second largest private student lender in the United States and took public on NASDAQ in 2005. Vishal has received numerous awards, including E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year, Housing Wire’s Most Influential Mortgage Executive, and the Golden Pegleg Award for Outstanding Alumni from Stuyvesant High School. In addition to his commitment to homeownership, Vishal is a passionate advocate for leveling the playing field through public education. In 2021, he launched a partnership with the Fund for Public Schools in NYC, donating nearly $2M to purchase Chromebooks, iPads, Wi-Fi hotspots, books, and uniforms for New York City public school students from low-income backgrounds. The project supported over 20,000 students learning online during the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally from India, Vishal is a lifelong New Yorker. He grew up in Queens, NY, and graduated from Stuyvesant High School and NYU. Vishal now lives in downtown Manhattan with his loving wife and three kids.

Raja Ghawi

Partner

Era Ventures

Raja Ghawi is a Partner at Era Ventures, a new Proptech-focused venture capital firm that invests in ideas that leverage technology and innovation to reimagine the built environment. Born and raised in Homs, Syria, he is a graduate of Harvard University where he studied bioengineering. Raja started his career as a Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company and also spent time with QuantumBlack, McKinsey’s AI/ML arm. Most recently, he was the Investment Director at Suffolk Technologies, the corporate venture arm of Suffolk Construction, where he invested in Contech and Proptech startups and helped them scale through the firm’s network and resources.

Mick Gilbert

Director Of Energy And Sustainability

Fairstead

Michael leads all of Fairstead’s sustainability initiatives. Before joining the company, Michael was Manager of Business Development for Con Edison in New York City, responsible for shepherding project opportunities in energy efficiency, demand management, and customer resiliency, among other areas. Prior to that, among several endeavors, Michael worked for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on hazardous-waste remediation and international development. A licensed Professional Engineer and Certified Energy Manager, Michael holds a BS in Agricultural Engineering and an MS in Environmental Engineering from Cornell University, and an MBA from the University of Connecticut.

Steve Glenn

Founder & Board Member

Plant Prefab

Steve Glenn is Founder and Board Member of Plant Prefab. Plant is the first Certified B Corporation™ building technology company dedicated to sustainable design, materials, and operations. The company’s patented Plant Building System™ utilizes advanced digital modeling and fully customizable Plant Panels™ and Plant Modules™ to help architects, developers, general contractors, and individuals design and build multifamily and custom single-family homes 20 to 50 percent faster than site-based methods. The system provides better quality control, design flexibility, and time, cost, and material efficiency than traditional methods of offsite or on-site construction. Plant has two factories in California (Rialto, Ontario) and recently broke ground on a third facility, the Hub, which will be their first fully-automated factory. Plant also maintains a Design Studio and show home in Santa Monica. With a mission to build a better world by design, Plant Prefab was the first housing prefabricator to announce a net zero goal and actually achieved carbon neutrality in their operations in 2020.

Chris Gough

Managing Director

Houlihan Lokey

Chris Gough is a Managing Director in Houlihan Lokey’s Technology Group, specializing in M&A, capital raising, and strategic advisory in the fintech, proptech, and vertical software markets. He has nearly 20 years of technology advisory experience across the United States, Europe, and Asia. Chris has been one of the most active advisors in the proptech market, having advised software companies across the residential, multi-family, construction, and commercial proptech segments, including on the sale of BoomTown, StarRez, Real Capital Markets, ATTOM Data, ShowingTime, TurnKey, Lone Wolf, Skyslope, Inside Real Estate, and Propertybase, among others.

Micah Green

CEO & Co-Founder

TAILOS

Micah Estis Green is the Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Tailos - a robotics company building Rosie - the world’s very first housekeeping robot for hotels, commercial real estate, entertainment centers, and senior living facilities. Rosie is a safe and cost-efficient automated solution for the hospitality industry which decreases the time to clean rooms and public spaces while reducing work-related injuries and improving the room attendant and guest experiences. Rosie also acts as an indoor mobile data platform to empower management with actionable information. Green manages the company and product vision, sales strategy, cash flows, investor relations, and team development. Over the past decade, he has been a serial entrepreneur starting multiple businesses including two successful smartphone applications.

Donald Holley

Managing Director

AGNC Ventures

Donald Holley has served as a Managing Director in our corporate venture capital unit, AGNC Ventures, since September 2018, and was previously Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer of MTGE Investment Corp. Prior to joining MTGE Investment Corp., Mr. Holley was a Director at Freddie Mac, responsible for the valuation and presentation of financial results for the company's investments, debt and derivative portfolios, worked as an accounting policy and assurance Director at Credit Suisse, prepared corporate governance research at Deutsche Bank, and was an Audit Manager at Arthur Andersen. Mr. Holley is a Certified Public Accountant and a CFA charterholder.

Karen Hollinger

Managing Director

KKR Capstone

Karen Hollinger is the Managing Director for KKR Capstone, focused on the Real Estate portfolio in the Americas. Prior to this position, Ms. Hollinger was the Senior Vice President for Strategic Initiatives for AvalonBay, responsible for leading large multi-year strategic initiatives including areas of technology innovation, the newest Kanso brand and concept community, and venture-capital investment in proptech and ESG. While at AvalonBay, she was point on digitizing the construction, development and asset management functions for AVB’s multi-billion dollar pipeline and was an executive for several departments at AvalonBay, including technology/data analytics and Operations. Among other duties, she was point for establishing the Customer Care Center in Virginia Beach, VA, a large industry-leading shared services center.

Linda Isaacson

Partner & Head Of ESG/Impact

ACRE

Linda J. Isaacson is Partner and Head of ESG & Impact at ACRE. She is responsible for leading the firm’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices and ensuring that ongoing investment decisions, operational actions, and overall business philosophy reflect its core principles and those of its investors. Isaacson also serves as Chair of ACRE’s Venture and Impact Capital vertical. Working with the firm’s Founding Partners to form and manage investment vehicles, Isaacson focuses on early-stage companies and technologies that create social impact and disruption related to the built environment, sustainable communities, climate tech, health tech, and others emerging priorities.

Katelyn Johnson

Managing Director

American Family Ventures

Katelyn Johnson is Managing Director at American Family Ventures, where she focuses on early stage B2B enterprise solutions in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia. She has provided mentorship to TechStars, Harvard Business School, MIT, and MassChallenge, and is Executive Director of the Horn Program VC Council at the University of Delaware. An engineer by training, Katelyn is a graduate of Harvard Business School.

KJ Joshi

Global Managing Director

Equinix

KJ Joshi is a Real Estate and Tech Executive with 25 years of global operating experience in Tier 1 Strategy Consulting (at McKinsey and Bain) and in leading line of business at Equinix, a $70B Global Public REIT focused on data centers. His experience spans strategy and product development, M&A, real estate acquisitions and divestitures and managing a line of business as an operating executive. He holds an MBA from MIT Sloan and has Engineering and Economics degrees from University of Mumbai in India.

Janine Jovanovic

Chief Growth Officer

Middleburg Communities

As Middleburg’s Chief Growth Officer, Janine is responsible for spearheading strategies that position the company for significant expansion, including M&A efforts. She also leads the firm’s technology venture investment efforts. Janine joined Middleburg with a notable track record in delivering corporate strategy solutions to real estate investment, management and technology businesses. Prior to launching UrbanStreet Advisors in 2015, she served as EVP of Asset Optimization at RealPage, where she oversaw strategy and execution of the company’s revenue management, analytics, risk management and leasing solutions. Janine was instrumental in incubating RealPage from inception and in taking the company public in 2010.

Aleh Kandrashou

CEO & Co-Founder

Cuby Technologies

Aleh Kandrashou Ph.D. is the CEO of Cuby Technologies, Inc. Cuby, a construction technology company, was founded in 2021 with almost 100,000 engineering hours before that, and it's setting the stage for commercializing hundreds of mobile micro-factories that erect on or near construction sites to enable developers to build better buildings with less labor. Aleh is a repeat deep-tech entrepreneur, physicist, and lean manufacturing expert who previously founded EnCata, the leading engineering catalyst for engineering startups in Eastern Europe. He also authored, The Human Vector, a book on scaling deep-tech teams.

Pat Kinsel

CEO & Founder

Notarize

Pat is the Founder and CEO of Notarize, the pioneer in online notarization. Pat was previously a partner at Polaris Partners. Before joining Polaris and founding Notarize, Pat was a co-founder & CEO of Spindle until it was acquired by Twitter in June 2013. Prior to Spindle, Pat was at Microsoft incubating new concepts and bringing them to market. Pat serves on the board of Lob and was the lead investor in Drizly. Based in Boston, Pat serves as a mentor at the Harvard Innovation Lab and committed to helping the entrepreneurial community.

Tessa Lau

CEO & Co-Founder

Dusty Robotics

Considered one of the most influential women in robotics, Dr. Tessa Lau is an award-winning CEO and roboticist whose most recent venture, Dusty Robotics, is revolutionizing the construction industry. Dusty automates the BIM-to-field layout process through a robotic FieldPrinter, eliminating costly errors and speeding up construction schedules. Prior to Dusty Robotics, Dr. Lau was co-founder, CTO, and Chief Robot Whisperer at Savioke (Relay) Robotics, where she automated hotel delivery and orchestrated the global distribution and management of consumer-facing robots. Dr. Lau was also an early member of Willow Garage, the legendary research lab and technology incubator known as one of the most influential forces in modern robotics. Though closing its doors in 2014, Willow Garage is responsible for the creation of an open-source robot operating system that's still being used by academics, engineers, and hobbyists around the world today. Dr. Lau is a frequent speaker at business, technology, and construction conferences and has received numerous awards, including 2023 Construction Dive's Up and Coming Women in Construction, Silicon Valley Business Journal's Women of Influence, SVR's Innovation Award, and the Award for Excellence from the Association of Computer Machinery. Currently living in Silicon Valley, Dr. Lau holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Washington.

Mike Maher

CEO & Co-Founder

Houwzer

Mike is the Co-Founder and CEO at Houwzer. He drives the company’s vision, strategy, culture, and growth. As a former Naval Officer, Mike believes leadership is what separates the good from the great. A serial real estate entrepreneur with experience in coworking, brokerage, and incubation, Mike is passionate about the paradigm shift taking place in all aspects of real estate. Mike received a B.S. in American Politics and Law from the United States Naval Academy and an MBA in Real Estate, Finance, and International Business from the DiLella Center for Real Estate at the Villanova University School of Business.

Daren Marrom

Managing Director

Angelo Gordon

Daren Marrom is a managing director and Head of Real Estate Asset Management at Angelo Gordon. He oversees the real estate valuations process and innovation projects across the real estate strategy, including product selection and implementation. Daren started his career at KPMG in the Financial Services practice and also worked at Fortress Investment Group within the Credit Opportunities Fund strategy. Daren holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Economics from Binghamton University.

Michael Martin

Co-Founder

Avenue 8

Michael Martin is Co-Founder of Avenue 8, where he draws from his background in product design and finance and a keen understanding of how to inspire and build teams. Prior to Avenue 8, Michael spent nearly a decade as Managing Partner of Code and Theory, where he scaled the team from 50 to 500, while being named one of Fast Company’s 10 Most Innovative Companies in the World. Michael leverages his background in private equity at Apollo Global Management, and in investment banking at Deutsche Bank. Michael graduated with High Honors from Dartmouth College and lives in New York.

Liza Mash Levin

CEO & Co-Founder

Gable

Liza is the CEO and co-founder of Gable, a hybrid workforce management solution platform that helps workplace and people teams to focus on building company culture, optimizing and cutting real estate costs, and gaining insights and analytics to help manage their distributed workforce. With over 1800+ network of flex workspaces, and a cost effective pay-as-you-go model, companies save over 50% of their real estate costs, while getting one platform to manage it all. Prior to Gable, Liza held various engineering and product management roles at Microsoft and served as a captain in the Israeli intelligence unit (8200). She holds a dual degree in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from Tel Aviv University and an MBA from the Stanford GSB.

Michael Mintz

CEO

MD2

Michael Mintz is the founder and CEO of MD Squared Property Group a real estate advisory, property management and investment firm managing over 150 buildings and 3500 units in New York, Connecticut and Oklahoma. Michael and his team also provide due diligence, DHCR, HPD and rent stabilization consulting services including tenant relocation and buyout services. Since founding MD2 in 2014 Michael has syndicated multiple investments in NYC, Oklahoma and Connecticut ranging from Manhattan value-add deals, affordable housing in the Bronx and Oklahoma and office and industrial lease up projects in Connecticut. Michael currently lives on the Upper West Side but is originally from Minneapolis, MN and graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2007 with a bachelor’s in economics. Michael is an active lay leader within multiple philanthropies including the Jewish National Fund, UJA Federation of NY, AIPAC, Natal and The Riverside Park Conservancy.

Mitchell Moinian

Principal

The Moinian Group

Mitchell Moinian is Principal of The Moinian Group, one of the country’s largest as well as most active property owners and developers in major cities across the United States. Mitchell plays an integral role in the day-to-day operations of The Moinian Group, specifically in achieving internal / external growth goals, contributing to the advancement of the company’s most significant projects, and securing as well as increasing their development and acquisition pipeline. Mitchell leads Currency M, the firm’s VC arm, investing in plus-a dozen innovative brands. He is a REBNY, UJA Real Estate Executives Committee and Stefan For Life Foundation member.

Stacey Mosley

Director Of Research

Brandywine Realty Trust

Stacey Mosley is the Director of Research at Brandywine Realty Trust, providing data driven market analysis, implementing new technologies to improve internal operations, and developing strategies to take on emerging industry trends. Stacey has spent her career at the intersection of data and real estate, developing solutions to efficiently identify redevelopment and leasing opportunities. After studying Manufacturing & Design Engineering at Northwestern University, Stacey applied her interest in products and process at the City of Philadelphia working on both the Vacant Property Strategy and Open Data Initiative before starting her own proptech company, Stepwise. Stacey is the co-chair of the Women's Leadership Initiative at the Philadelphia Chapter of the Urban Land Institute, a member of NAIOP’s national Visionaries program, and a recurring guest speaker at Drexel, Temple, and the University of Pennsylvania for courses in Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis.

Bernd Oswald

Co-Founder

Gropyus

Bernd Oswald is Co-Founder and Vice President Development & M&A at PropTech GROPYUS, a company dedicated to transforming the residential construction industry through serial, digitized timber construction to make it more sustainable. With GROPYUS, he is ushering in a new era by taking a service-oriented product approach and digitizing all processes. Before founding GROPYUS, the mechanical engineer and lawyer held positions including COO at CREE Buildings, a specialist in wood hybrid construction, and Chief Technology Officer and COO at Mayr-Melnhof Holz Holding AG, where he was responsible for the production of glulam products. Prior to this, he held positions as Managing Director at KLH Massivholz and Head of Operational Performance at Mondi Group.

Danielle O’Connell

Senior Director Of Emerging Technology

Skanska USA

Danielle O’Connell, Senior Director of Skanska USA’s Emerging Technology team, focuses on client engagement and delivering enhanced, project-specific technology solutions that provide the most value. Additionally, she works with Skanska’s leadership across the country to provide support and solutions that address the unique needs of each of its geographic regions and market sectors. Danielle is well suited for this role with 14 years in the industry, the majority of which were spent in the field as a BIM/VDC manager and project manager. Prior to joining Skanska, she worked for Massport to enable technology and BIM adoption across their projects. O’Connell brings a unique perspective from her experience working on the client and construction manager sides and understands the needs of both customers and builders. She graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst with a BA in Architecture and Design.

Clelia Peters

Managing Partner & Founder

Era Ventures

Clelia Warburg Peters is the Managing Partner of Era Ventures, a venture capital firm she founded in 2022 to invest in innovative business models which reimagine the physical world. Until late 2021, Clelia was a Venture Partner at Bain Capital Ventures, supporting the firm’s Proptech practice and investments. Previously, she was a co-founding Partner at MetaProp, one of the foundational early stage Proptech venture funds. Clelia sits on the Board of Trustees for Side and Mynd Management, and is a Board Member for the real estate innovation-focused SPAC, Shelter. She co-moderates the Inman Conferences and previously served as the founding co-chair of REBNY’s RLS Board of Directors. Clelia was the President of Warburg Realty (now Coldwell Banker Warburg) from 2016 until its sale in 2021, where she worked alongside her father, CEO Frederick Warburg Peters. At Warburg, she was responsible for the firm’s business development and marketing strategies and for maintaining a focus on revenue growth. Clelia earned her undergraduate degree from Yale, and an MBA from Columbia Business School. She previously worked with the Boston Consulting Group in London, and with the International Rescue Committee in Nepal and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Lisa Picard

Partner

Sway Ventures

Lisa Picard is a partner at Sway Ventures focused on property technology, and specifically business model innovation transforming the legacy aspects of the real estate industry and property markets. Lisa’s +25 year experience in real estate spans nearly every sector developing over $8 Billion in complex ground up projects (i.e. office, multifamily, hotel and mixed use) during her career. Most recently, Lisa was the CEO of Blackstone’s office investment platform (EQ Office) leading the 200+ person organization and strategy for a portfolio valued over $27 Billion. Prior to Blackstone, Lisa was the first EVP on the west coast for Skanska Commercial Development opening the office and launching four development deals in five years valued over $3 Billion with hyper successful exits to institutional investors. Lisa held leadership positions at Canyon Ranch Resorts and Hines where she developed and exited to 2 speculative office projects in Seattle. Prior to Hines, she spent several years developing investment strategies for three different institutional funds on new and existing multifamily and industrial assets.

Paige Pitcher

Head Of Strategic Partnerships

Moderne Ventures

Paige Pitcher is the Head of Strategic Partnerships at Moderne Ventures. Paige manages programming and relationships across the firm, focusing specifically on Moderne’s Corporate Innovation Advisory practice, Passport Program, and Portfolio Companies. Paige is a futurist, innovator, and intrapreneur with a decade's worth of experience in real estate development and corporate strategy. Previously, as Director of Hines Office of Innovation, she led and launched new strategic initiatives, including products, processes, and technologies that drive the industry forward. Prior to joining Hines, Paige co-founded a planning and development company that built half a million square feet designed to stabilize neighborhoods and transform lives.

Mili Popat

Senior Director, Information Technology

Tishman Speyer

Mili Popat is a Senior Director at Tishman Speyer overseeing the firm’s global application and data strategy. She manages strategic projects and partnerships to advance innovation through the evaluation and adoption of new technologies as well as the strategic roadmap and support of existing technology. She graduated from New York University and began her career with PricewaterhouseCoopers followed by IBM in their management consulting practice working for Fortune500 insurance companies and banks. Her specialties include ERP selection and implementation, business process transformation, project and change management. She brings consulting and client centric approaches to deliver technology solutions that aim to make a positive impact and enhance the employee and customer experience.

Jeral Poskey

CEO & Co-Founder

Swyft Cities

A former project executive in Google's real estate division, Jeral Poskey is changing how cities are built by driving value to large real estate developers. Swyft Cities lowers costs and increases yields in large developments by using a new form of transportation -- a lightweight cable that supplements other forms of transportation. As the railroads taught us, the real value of transportation is in the real estate, and Swyft Cities is spinning up a land banking fund to take advantage of the value we add.

Spencer Rascoff

Co-Chair & Founder

Pacaso

Spencer Rascoff is an entrepreneur and company leader who co-founded Zillow, Hotwire, dot.LA, Pacaso, Recon Food, Queue and Supernova, and who served as Zillow's CEO for a decade. Spencer is an active angel investor and is starting new companies through his Los Angeles startup studio “75 & Sunny.” Spencer is co-chair of Supernova, a family of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) which have raised over $1 billion in capital. He is also on the Board of Directors of Palantir. Spencer teaches a Harvard University course, “Startups from Ideation to Exit,” and co-created and co-taught the “Managing Tech Ventures'' course at Harvard Business School. Spencer is the host of "Office Hours,” a podcast featuring candid conversations between prominent executives on leadership, diversity and inclusion, and startups.

Katy Reynolds

CEO & Co-Founder

Shibusa Systems

Katy has over 30 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, corporate strategy, and operational executive management. Prior to founding Shibusa Systems, Katy founded and managed her own real estate development company where she led the design and development of 16 Powerhouse (75,000sf) in Sacramento, CA - the first NZE, LEED Platinum mixed-use development to deliver greater than 40% IRR. Prior to that, Katy was CFO for Lighting Science, a publicly traded LED lighting company and worked for Pegasus Capital Advisors in private equity. Katy spent nearly 15 years in her early career working for Merrill Lynch International in investment banking, corporate strategy, and wealth management.

Mike Romanowicz

CEO & Co-Founder

DEN

Michael Romanowicz is the founder and CEO of DEN, a managed marketplace for homebuilding, where he guides the company's strategic vision. Prior to starting DEN, Michael spent 15 years in the technology industry working with firms like WeWork and Prehype (Barkbox, Ro) leading teams and building software focused businesses that have either driven material platform value or gone on to be acquired. Bringing with him an experienced team spanning architecture, construction, and operations, DEN is able to build homes seamlessly despite industry complexities. Having recently raised a $3M seed round, DEN is poised to bring the next generation of custom home building to the United States.

Dan Sachar

VP Innovation

Douglas Elliman

At New Valley Ventures, Dan invests strategically in emerging proptech companies that align with the network of sister-companies within Douglas Elliman, Inc., including the luxury real estate brokerage itself. The portfolio of proptech firms now represents everything from agent software to artificial intelligence to the electric vehicle space. Dan has been in a corporate venture capital role for over 9 years, after many more years in the start-up and technology world. Dan is based in Miami, Florida where New Valley Ventures operates out of Douglas Elliman Inc’s headquarters.

Errol Samuelson

Chief Industry Development Officer

Zillow

As the Chief Industry Development Officer of Zillow Group, Errol is responsible for the company’s real estate industry relations strategy, business-to-business product development, new construction and display advertising businesses, and Zillow Canada. Errol brings more than 25 years of experience in the technology and real estate sectors, helping inform Zillow’s evolution of its relationship with the real estate industry from customers to partners. He was named one of Inman News’ 100 Most Influential Real Estate Leaders in the U.S. for seven consecutive years, and he ranked No. 19 on the Swanepoel Power 200 list of most powerful people in U.S. residential real estate in 2019.

Allison Sedrish

Head Of Proptech

Barclays

Allison Sedrish is a Managing Director within the Real Estate Investment Banking Group and Head of PropTech Coverage at Barclays. Based in New York, Allison has spent over 12 years at Barclays providing M&A advisory services and raising debt and equity capital for public and private real estate companies across various real estate sectors. In 2018, Allison launched a PropTech coverage effort at Barclays, where she is responsible for advising and raising capital for companies at the intersection of real estate and technology, including flexible office operators, i-buyers, real estate marketplaces, construction management software, etc. Allison joined Barclays in 2009 as an Analyst in the Real Estate Investment Banking Group and has been at the firm since that time. She graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Accounting from the Honors College at the University of Maryland – College Park. Allison is a member of ULI and is Vice Chair of Programming for the Technology and Real Estate Blue Council.

Harshit Shah

CTO

DivcoWest

Harshit Shah is the Chief Technology Officer at DivcoWest. In his role, Harshit oversees and is responsible for all aspects of technology across DivcoWest and LoanCore Capital and advises the investment and operating teams on technology initiatives, assessments, and adoption. Harshit holds a Master’s degree in Information Systems Management from Carnegie Mellon University.

Alex Shtarkman

Revolution Ventures

Alex Shtarkman is a Vice President at Revolution Ventures. Alex focuses on identifying, investing in and helping to build innovative and impactful early-stage companies. He is currently a board member at Resolute AI and a board observer at Casted, eSUB, Mint House, and MemberSuite, and formerly at Homesnap (acquired by CoStar). Alex sits on the Innovation and Technology Council of the Urban Land Institute, focused on exploring technology-driven solutions within real estate, is on the board of the Center for Real Estate Technology and Innovation (CRETI), and is also an active supporter and mentor for the Endeavor, Techstars, and Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures FastForward startup and company incubation programs. Prior to joining Revolution Ventures, Alex was an Associate in the Consumer Investment Banking Group at Raymond James & Associates. While at Raymond James, Alex advised numerous industry-leading consumer product, retail, e-commerce and restaurant companies in mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions. Alex received his B.A. in International Studies with a minor in Economics and Entrepreneurship and Management from the Johns Hopkins University with Phi Beta Kappa honors as well as a M.A. in International Finance and International Law from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).

Judah Siegel

SVP

Brookfield Ventures

Judah Siegal is a Senior Vice President at Brookfield Asset Management, responsible for sourcing, executing, and managing technology-enabled investments at Brookfield Technology Partners. Judah joined Brookfield in 2012 and has held several roles across the organization, including involvement in real estate and technology investments. Judah holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to joining Brookfield, Judah worked in Citigroup’s Investment Banking Division.

Khushbu Sikaria

EVP & Head Of Multifamily

Inhabitr

Khushbu Sikaria is an EVP and Head of Multifamily at Inhabitr, a platform-as-a-service start-up focused on solving end-to-end furnishing in real estate. She is a thought-leader in real estate operations, technology, growth strategy, and consumer experience serving as an advisor to numerous start-ups and committees. Before joining Inhabitr, Khushbu held various executive roles at multifamily firms over the last decade, including Bozzuto, Lincoln, and Sentral. Prior to joining Bozzuto, Khushbu founded an e-commerce retail business and practiced law in Florida. Khushbu holds a JD/MBA from the University of Baltimore and a BS in Marketing from the University of Florida. Khushbu was awarded Multifamily Executive’s Rising Star award, highlighting her exceptional work in the industry. She also enjoys writing and sharing her industry insights on her Medium blog @khushbusikaria.

Jon Slavet

CEO & Founder

Sentral

Jon Slavet is CEO at Sentral, the leading full-service residential hospitality company, enabling Class A owners to unlock more NOI and asset value, while enhancing customer experience and reputation. Jon leads a top-flight team of executives from hospitality, multifamily and technology — and together they are redefining how people live, travel, and work. Jon has spent his career operating at the intersection of technology, real estate and consumer lifestyle, from start-up to scaled-up, and this special combination of experience inspires the Sentral team in its mission to enable customers to live life on their own terms. Prior to Sentral, Jon co-led the U.S. business at WeWork and previously held executive positions spanning media, direct-to-consumer and technology. Jon is a trusted advisor to several start-ups, father of three, and graduate of Dartmouth College.

Antonia Soler

Tech Office Director

Hilti Group

Antonia Soler grew up in Barcelona where she earned bachelor’s degrees in chemical and mining engineering and a master’s in industrial engineering. She has worked at Hilti for the past 8 years in various roles in Europe and the U.S., including supply management, product management, and sales management. Currently, Antonia works with Hilti’s Corporate Venture team to identify the technologies that will shape construction in the years to come. Antonia is a strong advocate of diversity, equity, and inclusion, serving as a committee member for SMACNA’s Women In Construction Group and as a cofounder of Women in ConTech VC.

Mike Sroka

CEO & Co-Founder

Dealpath

Mike Sroka is the CEO and Co-Founder of Dealpath, the real estate industry’s leading deal management platform. Prior to Dealpath, Mike spent over a decade growing venture-backed software companies including Fanhood (acq. by FOX), Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) and OneSeason (acq. by Cantor Fitzgerald). He started his career at Hudson Advisors, managing agent for the Lone Star Funds, and graduated from Southern Methodist University with a B.S. in Economics with Finance Applications. Mike lives in the Bay Area with his wife and 2 kids. He's a member of California Trout, Urban Land Institute, NAIOP, ICSC and Forbes Real Estate Council.

David Swiatkowski

SVP, US Head Of Construction

Starwood Capital Group

David is the Senior Vice President at Starwood Design + Construction, responsible for project management of assets under development and construction across the US. He has an MBA from Loyola Marymount University and a BS in Architecture from the University of Illinois. David previously established Greystar's self-performing construction group in San Francisco. He is a seasoned professional with experience collaborating with PropTech companies to integrate innovative solutions. David is passionate about the intersection of technology and real estate and uses his expertise to drive innovation and efficiency in his projects. He enjoys sharing his insights and contributing to the advancement of the field.

Becca Timms

Director Of ESG

Jamestown

Becca Timms is the Director of ESG at Jamestown. She leads environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives through the Jamestown Green program and the Jamestown Charitable Foundation. Prior to joining Jamestown in 2012, Ms. Timms worked as a local government consultant for Clark Patterson Lee, where she served as Community Development Coordinator and Sustainability Commission Staff Liaison for the City of Dunwoody. She is a Certified Energy Manager (CEM) and holds a LEED AP O+M credential. Ms. Timms is an active volunteer with the Urban Land Institute, the US Green Building Council, and Community Farmers Markets. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and Environmental Policy from Sewanee: the University of the South and a Master of Science in Sustainable Development: Environmental Policy and Management from Utrecht University.

Aaron Toppston

Managing Partner

GS Futures

Aaron Toppston is the Managing Partner of GS Futures' $70m early stage investment fund focused on real estate and construction technology. The fund is supported by GS E&C, one of the largest contractors in the world and member of GS Group, a large Korean conglomerate. In addition, GS Futures has a $155m fund focused on climate tech, energy transition and consumer technology. Aaron most recently worked at Navitas, a $160m proptech venture fund. Before Navitas, Aaron was Managing Director at The Walsh Group, an ENR Top 20 US contractor & developer. Aaron lives in Chicago with his wife and two daughters.

Quang Truong

CEO & Co-Founder

UrbanForm

Quang is a co-founder of UrbanForm, as well as a licensed architect, published author, and adjunct professor. UrbanForm automates the process of acquiring zoning and development information for architects, developers, and builders. Previously, Quang spent almost two decades as an architect lead leading large interdisciplinary teams at world-renowned firms. Quang studied art and engineering at Dartmouth College and obtained a masters in architecture from Yale University.

Brendan Wallace

Managing Partner & Co-Founder

Fifth Wall

Brendan Wallace is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Fifth Wall, where he guides the firm’s strategic vision. Prior to starting Fifth Wall, Brendan co-founded Identified, a workforce optimization data and analytics company that raised $33 million of venture funding and was acquired by Workday (NYSE: WKDY) in 2014. He also co-founded Cabify, he largest ridesharing service in Latin America, and has been an active investor, leading more than 60 angel investments including Bonobos, Dollar Shave Club, Lyft, SpaceX, Clutter, and Philz Coffee. Brendan started his career at Goldman Sachs in the real estate, hospitality, and gaming group before joining The Blackstone Group’s real estate private equity practice. Brendan splits his time between New York City, Park City, and London. He graduated from Princeton University, where he received his BA in political science and economics. He received his MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Amy Weissberger

SVP Corporate Strategy

Morgan Properties

As the Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy, Amy helps Morgan Properties look to the future and position the company for continued growth and success. As leader of the Innovation Team, she works with key stakeholders to review new technology and identify exciting new opportunities for Morgan Properties. Her focus is on helping to create property level and corporate structures that simplify and streamline global operations.

Heather Widman

Partner

Building Ventures

As a partner at Building Ventures, Heather spearheads the firm’s investment activities within the real estate and real estate tech community. She utilizes 15+ years of operating experience to advise portfolio companies in go-to-market and product strategy. She is active throughout the ecosystem at organizations, including CREtech, MITdesignX, and AllRaise, and she serves on the advisory committee of Women In PropTech.

Ryan Williams

Executive Chairman & Founder

Cadre

Ryan A. Williams founded Cadre to begin to level the playing field in commercial real estate investing, leveraging technology to provide institutions and individuals access to previously inaccessible real estate and alternative investment opportunities. Ryan has founded and scaled multiple companies over the past fifteen years. More recently, he started investing in real estate as a student at Harvard University. Seeing the dislocation that resulted from the 2008 financial crisis, Ryan pooled funds from his classmates to acquire foreclosed homes in the Atlanta area, frequently working with previous owners to remain in their homes and eventually buy them back. Ryan also worked at Goldman Sachs in its technology, media, and telecom group, and at Blackstone in its real estate private equity division. Ryan was featured on the cover of Forbes Magazine in and has written extensively about the urgent need for social and economic justice for all members of society.

Johnny Wolff

CEO & Co-Founder

HomeRoom

Johnny Wolff is the CEO and Founder of HomeRoom, one of the fastest-growing coliving companies in the United States. After starting his career as a financial analyst in Silicon Valley (EA, SanDisk, Guidespark), he relocated to Austin, Texas, to pursue full-time real estate investing. His love for real estate investing and living with roommates motivated him to start HomeRoom in 2017 after an unusually terrible Craigslist roommate experience. In 2020, HomeRoom boasted 99% on-time rent payments, full occupancy, and zero evictions. Sales velocity for HomeRoom is up 300% in 2021, with hundreds of happy residents.

Jenny Wong

Managing Director

Tishman Speyer

Ms. Wong joined Tishman Speyer in 2015. Jenny Wong has extensive industry experience with a strong focus on Proptech opportunities. Since 2015, Ms. Wong has served as Managing Director, Innovation, at Tishman Speyer. She leads Tishman Speyer’s innovation platform and the firm’s Proptech Venture investment activities. In her role at Tishman Speyer, Ms. Wong has acted as the development lead on MIRA, a condominium development in San Francisco, and led Northern California asset management. Ms. Wong also serves as Chief Investment Officer and Director of Tishman Speyer Innovation II, a position she has held since November 2020. She previously served as Chief Investment Officer and Director of TS Innovation Acquisitions. In addition to her work with Tishman Speyer, Ms. Wong is a frequent speaker at numerous conferences on the impact of Proptech in real estate. Prior to joining Tishman Speyer, Ms. Wong was a consultant for McKinsey & Company in New York. She is a member of the Urban Land Institute’s Innovation Council. Ms. Wong received an A.B. magna cum laude, and graduated with an MBA from Harvard University, where she was a Baker Scholar.

Joseph Woodbury

CEO & Founder

Neighbor

Joseph is the Founder and CEO of Neighbor.com, a marketplace disrupting the $40 Billion self-storage industry. Joseph has raised more than $65 million in funding with participation from the world’s top investors including Andreessen Horowitz and the creators of Airbnb, Uber, StockX, and DoorDash. Joseph and his team have grown Neighbor’s user base to cover all 50 states.

Michael Yang

Managing Partner

OMERS Ventures

Based in Palo Alto, Michael Yang is a Managing Partner with OMERS Ventures, a multi-stage trans-Atlantic venture firm that invests in proptech, insuretech, healthtech and B2B SaaS. Prior to joining OMERS Ventures, Michael was a Managing Director with Comcast Ventures and previously a VP/GM at Yahoo! for the Autos, Real Estate and Health units. Michael sits on the boards of Landed, Clearcover, Crunchbase, PeerWell and WithMe Health.

Chris Yip

Partner & Managing Director

RET Ventures

Since joining RET Ventures as Partner in 2019, Chris has overseen much of the firm’s activity, including leading new investments, fundraising and providing guidance to RET’s growing portfolio of real estate technology companies. Prior to RET, Chris spent twelve years at global private equity firm TPG, where he led growth investments in tech-enabled companies and partnered closely with CEOs and entrepreneurs. He began his career as a consultant with McKinsey & Company. Chris has an MBA from the Stanford GSB as well as an AB in Economics and an SM in Computer Science from Harvard University.

Hans-Christian Zappel

CEO & Co-Founder

Immo Capital

Hans-Christian is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of IMMO Investment Technologies. He is an entrepreneur, investment professional, venture and distress specialist and award-winning innovator. Prior to starting IMMO, Hans-Christian co-founded Knomi, a London-based retail technology start-up that revolutionised the in-store shopping experience for customers of brick-and-mortar retailers. In 2016, Hans-Christian was recognised by Forbes as ’30 under 30’ for his role as a leading entrepreneur and commerce innovator. Before Knomi, Hans-Christian worked as an investment professional covering distressed investing, restructuring and M&A.

Wan Li Zhu

Managing Director & Co-Founder

Suffolk Technologies

Wan Li Zhu is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Suffolk Technologies, a venture capital and innovation company investing in and partnering with startups transforming the built environment. Wan Li is an experienced technology investor and was previously a Partner at Fairhaven Capital, a Boston-based VC firm that has invested over $430M in enterprise software and deep tech companies. Wan Li also founded and runs MIT Alumni Angels, which has backed over 100 MIT-affiliated startups in technology and life sciences. Prior to venture capital, Wan Li held product and marketing leadership roles at Microsoft in Dynamics CRM. Wan Li holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from MIT in computer science, where he completed research in artificial intelligence and quantitative finance.

Mateo Zimmermann

Investment Director

CEMEX Ventures

Mateo Zimmermann is Investment Director at CEMEX Ventures, responsible for Venture Capital Investments. He joined in 2017, to build a better future for the construction industry through open innovation and has been involved in 25+ deals. He has 15+ years of experience in Management Consulting (BCG), Private Equity (Arcano) and Industrial companies.